After a Deniz Undav brace brought a win in Bosnia, Julian Nagelsmann must consider whether to finetune his Germany side as they target a key win over the Netherlands in Munich on Monday (kick-off: 8.45pm CEST).

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Julian Nagelsmann's Germany approach a tough test with the Netherlands in impressive form, unbeaten in three UEFA Nations League matches - or 12 matches in total if only regular time is considered (and the extra-time defeat to Spain in EURO 2024). The side seamlessly shook off the injury absence of several key players in a 2-1 win in Bosnia on Friday, with Deniz Undav netting two goals from the number 10 position and Tim Kleindienst leading the line well while having a strike disallowed. With Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz injured, Nagelsmann is short of experienced attacking options so may well be inclined to stick with the forward set-up that succeeded in Bosnia. Further back, Aleksandar Pavlovic may see some playing time after remaining on the bench in Bosnia along with Nico Schlotterbeck - who started when the two sides drew 2-2 in Amsterdam in September. Oliver Baumann is set to make his international debut in goal with first-choice keeper Marc-André ter Stegen injured and Alexander Nübel to make way to the bench.

The Netherlands go into their third meeting with Germany in 2024 having won just one of the past six encounters with their neighbours and traditional international rivals. RB Leipzig playmaker Xavi is almost certain to be a key part of Ronald Koeman's attacking plans in Munich, with Borussia Dortmund's Donyell Malen seeing two late substitute appearances so far in the Nations League and the last of Bayer Leverkusen full-back Jeremie Frimpong's seven caps coming back at the summer's EURO. Leipzig defender Lutsharel Geertruida has also featured only from the bench this autumn. A number of former Bundesliga players could feature too in Matthijs de Ligt, Brian Brobbey, Ian Maatsen, Wout Weghorst and Mark Flekken.

Watch: The best of Deniz Undav

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• Joshua Kimmich scored his seventh international goal when Germany played the Netherlands in Amsterdam last month.
• Maximilian Mittelstädt scored his first – and so far only – international goal when Germany last hosted the Netherlands in a friendly in March of this year (a 2-1 win).
• Baumann is the oldest member of the current Germany squad at the age of 34.
• Serge Gnabry's 22 goals for Germany makes him the highest-scoring current squad member.
• Leipzig have two players in the current Netherlands squad but had two players pull out of the Germany squad due to injury (Benjamin Henrichs and David Raum).
• Both sides have scored in each of the last six meetings between Germany and the Netherlands.

Probable teams

Germany: Baumann - Kimmich (c), Rüdiger, Tah, Mittelstädt - Andrich, Groß - Gnabry, Undav, Wirtz - Kleindienst
Out: Führich (adductor), Füllkrug (calf), Havertz (knee), Henrichs (back), Koch (hip), Musiala (hip), Raum (ankle), Ter Stegen (knee)
Doubtful: -
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann 

Netherlands: Verbruggen - Dumfries, De Ligt, Van Dijk (c), Hato - Reijnders, Gravenberch - Frimpong, Xavi, Gakpo - Zirkzee
Out: Aké (hamstring), Schouten (knock)
Doubtful: 
Coach: -
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Van Dijk suspended

The veteran defender will be unavailable for selection for this fixture as he serves a one game suspension, following his sending off (for two yellow cards) in the Netherlands' 1-1 draw with Hungary. This was Van Dijk's first red card of his international career.

Pavlović back

The midfielder has trained with the squad ahead of their clash with the Netherlands on Monday, having picked up a knock in the warm up ahead of Germany's 2-1 win in Bosnia on Friday. Julian Nagelsmann will be relieved that his extensive injury list has not got any longer.

© IMAGO/Heiko Becker

Four last Dankes!

Before the national anthems, 2014 World Cup Winners Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller and Toni Kroos - as well as former captain Ilkay Gündogan - will be honored for their immense successes for their national team. Kroos will not be there in Munich in person as he has a prior engagement at his youth academy in Madrid. Neuer, Müller, Kroos and Gündogan called time on their international careers after Euro 2024 this summer. Between them, the four have played 451 international matches for Germany.

© IMAGO/Jan Huebner

Debutant watch

Alexander Nübel, Tim Kleindienst and Jonathan Burkardt all made their debuts for Germany in Bosnia on Friday. All three made a decent case for further playing time in Munich with Kleindienst (pictured) having a goal disallowed.

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Führich out

Stuttgart winger Chris Führich will miss the clash with the Netherlands having sustained an adductor injury in the win in Bosnia. He is likely to miss the next two or three weeks and therefore is also set to sit out his club side's next Bundesliga clash at Bayern Munich on Sunday 19 October.

Julian Nagelsmann on the 2-1 win in Bosnia

"I'm satisfied, even if we scored a bit too few for our dominance," said the Germany coach, who praised Deniz Unav after his match-winning brace as "a proper little goalscorer."

© Lars Baron

Sitting pretty in pink

Germany's 2-1 win in Bosnia on Friday leaves them top of League A Group 3 after three matches - two points ahead of their opponents on Monday, the Netherlands.

© Maja Hitij

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